Project Gutenberg 2011-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 1191 Ruck, Berta 1878 1978 Onions, Oliver, Mrs. Onions, Mrs. Oliver Ruck, Amy Roberta The Boy with Wings Published in England as "The Lad with Wings." Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Boy with Wings" by Berta Ruck is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Gwenna Williams, a young Welsh girl who has left her rural home to pursue a life in London. Here, amidst the excitement of the aviation world, she dreams of adventure and love, particularly with a charming airman named Paul Dampier. The opening of the novel introduces Gwenna and her friends as they attend a flying exhibition at Hendon. Enchanted by the sight of biplanes soaring through the sky, Gwenna feels a spark of passion and longing for a life filled with excitement. As the story unfolds, she expresses her desire to fly and becomes enthralled by Paul Dampier, who embodies the adventurous spirit she yearns for. The narrative captures her youthful enthusiasm as she navigates new experiences, friendships, and the throes of first love, setting the stage for her journey of self-discovery and the challenges she may face as the backdrop of World War I looms ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36223/36223-h/images/cover01.jpg Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Air pilots, Military -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 606223 2025-08-14T15:55:46.953952 text/html 618218 2011-05-27T19:30:16 text/html 569457 2025-08-14T15:55:57.341384 application/epub+zip 575980 2025-08-14T15:55:49.107953 application/epub+zip 311981 2025-08-14T15:55:47.756007 application/epub+zip 620196 2025-08-14T15:56:03.208359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552248 2025-08-14T15:55:55.753974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445518 2022-09-16T14:11:41.385201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546869 2025-08-14T15:55:45.459931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 546713 2011-05-27T19:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 546713 2011-05-27T19:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21710 2025-08-14T15:56:03.366350 application/rdf+xml 16716 2025-08-14T15:55:47.871962 image/jpeg 2905 2025-08-14T15:55:47.817949 image/jpeg 218528 2011-05-27T19:30:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 547810 2011-05-27T19:30:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 218411 2011-05-27T19:30:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 546254 2025-08-14T15:55:47.008920 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia